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HONG KONG, June 29 — Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is committing $115 million in the first year of a new initiative called America's Workforce Academy, a workforce program designed to channel workers into the skilled trades its expanding AI data center network demands.
The announcement signals that Big Tech's capital expenditure cycle has moved well past software engineers and chip procurement into a harder constraint: the physical labor needed to build and power the facilities that run AI at scale.
A Capex Cycle That Reaches the Shop Floor The program targets fiber technicians, electricians, welders, plumbers, mechanics and other construction roles that underpin data center development.
Pilot locations for 2026 cover Louisiana, Ohio, Indiana and Texas. Meta says it will cover tuition, airfare, lodging and a daily stipend for qualified participants, who also receive a job offer upon completion.
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